LittleForestOwl's Journal
LittleForestOwl
Posts: 35 Member
Name: Katrina
Start Weight: 289.7lbs
Current Weight: 289.7lbs
Goal Weight: 119lbs (loose 170lbs)
Height: 5'4"
OMAD Time: midday
Start Date: Saturay 25th March 2017
About Me:
I've been on a diet since I was 8 years old (I'm now 38), the first diet I went on was Jenny Craig back in the 80's. Ive only been a healthy weight a twice in my life and the first time, was unknownly and naturally doing OMAD during my college days, I was busy studying and socialising and only ate once a day. So between the age of 17-18, I wasn't obese. Then I started work and I was eating three meals, snacks and my unhealthy eating habits started up again. My eating consists of weighing, calorie counting, quick fixes, avoiding social events. Now, however, I know what healthy foods are, but I have issues with portion control, or gravitating towards too much of curtain foods. I know I was finally in trouble, when I gravitated towards sugar and have now gotten stuck in a sugar rut cycle. I have friends who have had weight loss surgery and started to consider this, my mum got scared for me, but I saw it as a last resort, because "I've tried everything". She's tried hard to steer me away. So now I have an appointment with a Nutritionist and I'm booked on to a Fitness week holiday, all pricey things I can't afford or keep up. But I searched weight loss results videos, then I stumbled on OMAD on YouTube and it seems like the perfect fit for me, easy, straight forward, very little rules, no measuring and I'll know it'll work, because I've done this before. I just don't want to reach a place where I give up. I'm on day two and already feeling the benefits and enjoying being released from my food addiction.
Start Weight: 289.7lbs
Current Weight: 289.7lbs
Goal Weight: 119lbs (loose 170lbs)
Height: 5'4"
OMAD Time: midday
Start Date: Saturay 25th March 2017
About Me:
I've been on a diet since I was 8 years old (I'm now 38), the first diet I went on was Jenny Craig back in the 80's. Ive only been a healthy weight a twice in my life and the first time, was unknownly and naturally doing OMAD during my college days, I was busy studying and socialising and only ate once a day. So between the age of 17-18, I wasn't obese. Then I started work and I was eating three meals, snacks and my unhealthy eating habits started up again. My eating consists of weighing, calorie counting, quick fixes, avoiding social events. Now, however, I know what healthy foods are, but I have issues with portion control, or gravitating towards too much of curtain foods. I know I was finally in trouble, when I gravitated towards sugar and have now gotten stuck in a sugar rut cycle. I have friends who have had weight loss surgery and started to consider this, my mum got scared for me, but I saw it as a last resort, because "I've tried everything". She's tried hard to steer me away. So now I have an appointment with a Nutritionist and I'm booked on to a Fitness week holiday, all pricey things I can't afford or keep up. But I searched weight loss results videos, then I stumbled on OMAD on YouTube and it seems like the perfect fit for me, easy, straight forward, very little rules, no measuring and I'll know it'll work, because I've done this before. I just don't want to reach a place where I give up. I'm on day two and already feeling the benefits and enjoying being released from my food addiction.
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Day 1:
Hunger: I tried to make it to dinner time, but felt extremely hungry (like fight with and eat a tiger hungry), so I had a lunch and a dinner.
Drinks: I found it easy switching from sugary drinks to just water and black coffee, I think the coffee helped and twitching is fun!
Feelings: I went out to dinner with friends to celebrate a birthday. I didn't overdo dinner, but coming home on the train, I thought I looked and felt good, then I looked down at my food baby and I felt upset (where's the nearest fridge)!
Day 2:
Lunch: Today I decided that lunch time would be my meal time. I could deal with any hunger until then and afterwards, I don't feel hungry until bedtime. So my hunger periods were less and all tigers are safe.
Feelings: Today I'm Wonder Woman and determined! Then after I ate, I fell asleep for three hours. Later I had a headache, sugar withdrawals I think. I've tucked my cape under the carpet, energy levels are on the floor.
Toilet: Skip this bit if you don't want to be that up close and personal. Today I had loose stools, yay change.
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Day 3:
Feelings: AMAZING! I have an energy high, I'm not hungry, I could take on the world. I feel light and floaty today in a good way, like when you take a heavy backpack off.
Dreams: I had really vivid lucid dreams. I haven't dreamt like that since I was a teenager. I could tell you colours, what people said, how warm it was, what I did. So I've started a dream diary.
Appearance: My tummy is much flatter! I don't look pregnant, bye bye permenant food baby.
Toilet: Normal
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You're doing great!!! KUTGW
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LittleForestOwl wrote: »Day 3:
Dreams: I had really vivid lucid dreams. I haven't dreamt like that since I was a teenager. I could tell you colours, what people said, how warm it was, what I did. So I've started a dream diary.
I always dream like this. I love having them but they do tire me out quite a bit...
Do you also feel tired from dreaming vividly?
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You're doing amazing! Glad no more food baby ha!! Keep posting!1
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It will get easier as you stick with it.1
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Great start Katrina!!!1
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I always dream like this. I love having them but they do tire me out quite a bit... Do you also feel tired from dreaming vividly?
@1MADGIRL I do feel that way when I first wake up, but I find that having a sleep diary helps to 'let go' of all the events that happens when I have dreams like that.0 -
Day 3 continued:
Lunch: Lunch was a chore today, I enjoyed it and had my usual amount, but it felt like I was eating a ten course dinner, with starters. I'm stuffed and I couldn't actually eat it all!
Habits: I realised by having OMAD, how often I used to pop things in my when cutting up food, grating food, plating up food for my children. My hand would twitch today on instinct. Ahhh, so that's also where the extra calories came from.
Nutritionist Visit: I met with the lady, I had had the appointment booked for a few weeks prior to starting OMAD. I didn't mention OMAD, but listened to her advice, which I'm still able to incorporate on OMAD. The only thing was discussing food for over one hour, ended up with me having a dinner. So whilst I still did Intermittent Fasting, it wasn't OMAD. Back to it tomorrow though, because I'm liking the results.
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Day 4 today:
Weight Loss: I woke up and my pyjamas was a little loose around the middle. My coat now swivels with the extra room, the arms are less tight too! My knee high boots zipped up easily and didn't feel too tight on my feet.
Feelings: Amazing and super duper positive!
Dreaming: None
Toilet: Oh dear lord!2 -
and only in 4 days 2
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You're doing great and it seems like your body is responding so well to intermittent fasting! Just do your best everyday and never quit!! You got this...1
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Love your posts...great results!1
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I'm following your day-by-day journal with avid interest. I hope you keep it up.
That nutritionist visit - great job at not mentioning OMAD. She would have freaked out!!! And oh can I ever empathize with the effects of discussing food. I have been in SOOOO many weight loss groups over the years - and in every case, the emphasis on food and what to eat was a bummer. Heck, I KNOW what to eat. Motivation is the problem, not lack of knowledge. I always wanted to belong to a weight loss club that emphasized exercise. Not possible.
What I love about this OMAD group is everyone's commitment. I can't wait to hear your weight loss result. Hope it's super!2 -
I was telling one of my coworkers about it and she started berating me thought I was killing myself. Last time I tell anyone about my diet2
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People always say "so you are starving yourself" with their eyeballs coming out of their head. Ha! I just say...it works for me and I like it!2
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If it's someone I trust, I tell them I eat 9 meals a week...throws them off while they do the math 5
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I tell all my friends and co workers lol some say nothing, some say bad things or look at me weird and a few will ask more about it. I feel like if I can at least help 1 person I know get healthy, OMAD or not, I've payed it forward 2
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@KetoKaHee @leveejohn @amflautist @doodlebuggin18 @dajoloehr thank you for your kind words and support. Yes, I feel it's best (for me personally), not to really tell others what I'm doing. My mum knows and my brother, who is a house of muscle, has been doing his own form OMAD for years. But having previously done Keto diets and VLCD's, I know that anything that isn't 5 or 6 meals a day, throws up concern. Soooo, I'll just enjoy the complements when people notice the positive results.1
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Day 5:
Cravings: I've started craving spinach of all things!
Feelings: Today, I noticed I look slightly different in the mirror and I have that nice floaty feeling again. My mum noticed I'm looking slimmer too. I'm looking forward to weighing in at the weekend. The hunger is dwindling. However, I find it hard when others discuss food, I'm not sure why, but it makes things hard.
Cooking: After my chat with the Nutritionist, I took up part of her advice to make my own almond bread (because we discussed my bread addiction). I made it, thinking it'll taste eggy, but it actually came our great! I was impressed with myself http://allrecipes.com/recipe/246002/almond-flour-bread/print/?recipeType=Recipe&servings=8 The foods I'm now stocking in my fridge and eating are far more better. I've left behind the processed and packaged foods behind, it's having a positive impact on the whole family.
Weight Loss: Today, I only managed a 16 hour fast. My goal is to do OMAD, but my ultimate goal is to loose weight and be healthy, which I definitely am.
Motivation: My boys are my biggest motivation. Especially when they run off and ask me to join them. I also use Pinterest to help me imagine where I'm heading.
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Your determination is an inspiration!1
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Processed food have lots of sugar and fat in them. Not good usually.1
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Day 6:
Water & Liquids: I'm finding it easy to keep on top of my water intake. I don't really get hungry now, but still enjoy a black coffee every morning and every day, before my meal I have Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar as recommended for OMAD and by my Nutritionist.
Feelings: I feel good, full of energy and calm. Again, however, I did have an energy slump after my meal and ended up having an unplanned nap. The good thing, is I know now why this happens and that it'll pass.
Mini Successes: All OMAD today! Yay! I walked up various stairs and ran for the bus, I didn't feel like I was going to collapse and die, I could breath. I'd bought a bigger light jacket last week, because the weather is getting warm and I was getting bigger. But I put it on today and it drowned me. I have another jacket two sizes down, it's sexier, but I can't fit in it as yet, so that's now my new mini goal.
Frosty Situation: The past couple of days, I've been feeling chilly, especially in the evenings and at night. I'm used to this feeling, when I'm experiencing rapid weight loss. I know that week two, my weight loss will settle down to a slower pace and I'll warm (I've done VLCD and Keto in the past). But it's just as well the weather's warming up!2 -
Naps are wonderful!!! That's awesome about the jacket. YAY!!! After I lost weight I have been freezing all the time. Hopefully the fasting will rev my metabolism and I will get some warmth back. It really sucks. 1
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Interesting, I've tended to feel chilly as well.1
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I think everyone will feel chilly while fasting, your metabolism slows a bit I think. I experience that also.1
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I've gotten colder easier since losing weight, even before OMAD. It drives my husband crazy, but I have almost 70less lbs of insulation so that's ok with me lol1
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